Amaretto Fruit Salad is a cool and refreshing fruit salad that’s perfect for beating the summer heat. Flavored with Amaretto and white wine, this is strictly an adult-only fruit salad.
How To Serve
This boozy Amaretto Fruit Salad is great for parties, picnics, brunches, luncheons, and showers. It makes a light and healthy addition to any meal. I love to serve it with this Easy Ham and Cheese Quiche and it goes well with grilled chicken.
What Is Amaretto?
Amaretto is a sweet Italian liqueur that gets its flavor from steeped almonds and apricot pits.
The Amaretto gives this fruit salad a wonderful almond flavor. If you don’t have a bottle of Amaretto and are wondering if it is worth buying one, it is. You can make good use of it in baking recipes like Amaretto Cake and Amaretto Cheesecake and in cocktails.
Variations and Subsitutions
You can use pretty much any type of fruit you want to in this Amaretto Fruit Salad. I’ve used pineapple, honeydew, grapes, and strawberries but cantaloupe, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries work well. Even kiwi or mango.
Try adding toasted shredded coconut or toasted pecans or almonds for a little more texture contrast.
If you don’t want to use white wine, you can use white grape juice instead.
Make-Ahead and Storage
Make at least 2 hours in advance but not much more than 6 hours for best flavor. Leftovers will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2 days.
Leftover Ideas
Leftovers that are a little past their prime make a great addition to a smoothie.
More Fruit Salad Recipes
- Creamy Fruit Salad
- Mojito Fruit Salad
- Mint Julep Fruit Salad
- Red, White, and Blue Fruit Salad
- Red, White, and Blue Cheesecake Salad
- Pineapple Pretzel Fluff
Amaretto Fruit Salad
Ingredients
- 1 medium pineapple, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1 honeydew melon, cut into balls with a melon baller
- 1 pint strawberries, cut in half
- 1 small bunch seedless green grapes, sliced in half
- 1/2 cup white wine, a muscadine wine is perfect for this
- 1/2 cup amaretto
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine fruit in a large bowl.
- In a small bowl, whisk together wine, amaretto, sugar, and lemon juice.
- Pour amaretto mixture over fruit. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
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Adapted from Bluegrass Gatherings
Originally posted May 21, 2018.
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This is one of my favorite quick and easy summer desserts. I like to serve it over pound cake. I don’t usually add wine but will try your version next.